5 Stars

This is based upon Herbert Milton’s original idea: A Page of Mystery first published by Percy Naldrett in his book Collected Magic Volume Six (c. 1925). Mr. Emerson extends Mr. Milton’s idea by using three books instead of one and replacing the sand frame for two laminated sheets which are used to write the page and name of the book.

You might have seen this on the last set of DVD’s from Richard Osterlind – the impact on the audience is amazing!

This comes with three classic books, so you can perform this miracle out of the box:

• 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea – Jules Verne
• Sense & Sensibility – Jane Austen
• Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens

Of course you can use your own books. Once you have the right type of book it takes about 30 minutes to alter all three books after ordering a certain supply from your favorite online store.

When performed well it is a truly stunning effect. The props are a bit on the cheap side, but only magic collectors worry about that, and if anything they enhance the magic.  What I like about this effect is it is so clean, you walk in and are ready to perform this at any time during your show.  The only props you use are the three books, two laminated sheets and marker – nothing is added or taken away.  You can hand them to the spectator to hold and move straight into the routine.  Reset is also almost instant.

This is an effect you will surely perform :

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These umbrellas are very colorful and beautifully made. I was always a big fan of The Magic Hands from Germany. They consistently made high quality magic and had some great ideas.

The Junior Umbrella Production was was one of their big sellers and the quality is amazing.  What is neat about it is you really do start by showing what appears to be each silk very cleanly.  They go the extra mile to make it extra easy and convincing.

The biggest issue when producing these umbrellas is where to place them 🙂

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Owen’s consistently produced some of the most amazing magic for over 100 years from small pocket tricks to large stage sized illusions they are always held up as the standard to beat.

I’ve always loved the Spirit Hand effect and although I’ve tried a few the best ones come from Thayer Quality Magic and Owen Magic Supreme. The key to this effect is it has to look authentic.  The props, the mechanism and the movement.  The early Owen versions look better than the later boards from Owen’s because the board isn’t as  quite as fancy and new.

This board just looks perfect, with just the right amount of distress and it works perfectly.  The board is clean and nothing is added or taken away, and yet the hand raps on demand.

If you ever wanted to perform some sort of seance or communicate with the other side, this is the tool to use. Highly Recommended!

Includes:

• Board and Spirit Hand
• Copy of Thayer’s original instructions

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Here is a unique Silk Cabby from Supreme Magic.  It really is a beauty and like the advert says does work smoothly.  However, since this was created in the 1960’s it still uses the more traditional elevator approach for the gimmick, rather than the even smoother approach employed by some modern Silk Cabbies such as Michael Baker’s here.

Even so it is a solid and convincing prop and the use of a church adds an extra element to enhance various routines.

I was pleasantly surprised by this old Supreme Magic prop when they used to make some really nice wood effects 🙂

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This Passe Passe Bottles from Canada’s Morrissey Magic is a really nice set.  The bottles look great and it comes with three bottles so you can do the extra gag part where the stooge steals away the bottle in the hope to break the trick.  The third bottle also has the space for the liquid so you can pour a glass to start with.

Another really nice feature of this set is everything packs into one tube. That is certainly something you don’t see everyday – Herb Morrissey knew he had to ship everything from Canada so wisely made this prop pack down as much as possible 🙂

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This is quite a unique block penetration.  It certainly has a basis in the classic Vampire Block however there are two benefits:

• The tube opens up and is cleanly shown on inside and out.
• When locked inside you can see the block from both sides.

However,  due to the ability to cleanly open and show the inside of the tube, the mechanism is not quite automatic when impaling the block inside with the sword.  A secret motion of the finger is required. It is an easy thing to do and you have 100% cover because you can freely show both sides where the block clearly is. But it is an extra move not required with the Vampire Block.

The quality of construction is first rate and this will be something you will use. The block is hollow but still plenty solid.

This is sold in the UK by Mission Magic as a gospel routine called The Grave Could Not Hold Him.

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This is Magic Wagon’s beautiful rendition of one of my favorite Alan Warner Miracles: Mini-Mental.  The effect, to the audience, is very similar, but the mechanism employed by Magic Wagon is a little more sophisticated than Alan’s and the execution has been streamlined.  I still love Alan’s version, but Magic Wagon’s is easier to use for sure.

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This effect was created by Jack Hughes c. 1945 and is featured in his wonderful book World of Magic Vol. 2.

Michael has created a very beautiful version that really pops.  He has also simplified the routine to its bear essentials.  And I know you’ll love it. If you wish to perform the original Jack Hughes routine you would need to add a sign large enough to cover the whole frame (made from paper or something more exotic).  After playing with this routine I’m happy to perform it this way, it is easier, cleaner and I’m not sure the laughter potential is any less.

Great job Michael 🙂

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